Exit Polls: BJP to retain UP, AAP to win Punjab

Several exit polls forecast a clear majority for the BJP in Uttar Pradesh and the Aam Aadmi Party in Punjab while being mixed in their predictions for Uttarakhand.

Exit polls on CNN News 18, Republic TV and News X channels showed the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) getting 211-277 seats and its main challenger in the Samajwadi Party-led alliance getting anywhere between 119 and 160 seats in Uttar Pradesh. India Today-Axis My India has predicted 288-326 seats for BJP in UP while only 71-101 for SP. CNN News 18 predicted 262-277 seats for the BJP and allies and 119-134 for the SP and allies in the 403-member state assembly.

Most of them were also unanimous in predicting a big win for Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP in Punjab, with one exit poll on India Today projecting up to 76-90 seats in the 117-member assembly.

TV9 Bharatvarsh-Polstrat, however, predicted 56-61 seats for the AAP in Punjab, making it the frontrunner.

The ruling Congress was mostly predicted to be securing the second spot in Punjab.

In Uttarakhand, Both the Congress and the BJP were favoured by different exit polls to win the assembly polls. Some exit polls predicted a hung assembly in Goa while forecasting the BJP to have an edge over rivals in Manipur.

Exit poll results at a glance:

 

Uttar Pradesh (Total seats 404, simple majority 202)

 

ETG Research

BJP - 230-245, Congress - 2-6, SP - 150-165, BSP - 5-10

News18 

BJP - 240, Congress - 4, SP - 140, BSP - 17

News X

BJP - 211-225, Congress - 4-6, SP - 140-160, BSP - 14-24

 

Punjab (Total seats 117, simple majority 59)

India-Today Axis My India

AAP - 76-90, Congress - 19-31, SAD+ - 7-11, BJP+ - 1-4, Others - 0-2

ETG Research

AAP - 70-75, Congress - 27-33, SAD+ - 7-13, BJP+ - 3-7

NewsX

AAP - 56-61, Congress - 24-29, SAD+ - 22-26, BJP+ - 1-6

Republic

AAP - 62-70, Congress - 23-31, SAD+ - 16-24, BJP+ - 1-3

Uttarakhand (Total seats 70, simple majority 36)

ABP News

BJP - 26-32, Congress - 32-38, AAP - 0-2

ETG Research

BJP - 37-40, Congress - 29-32, AAP - 0-1

News24

BJP - 42, Congress - 24, AAP - 0

NewsX

BJP - 31-33, Congress - 33-35, AAP - 0-3

Republic TV

BJP - 35-39, Congress - 28-34, AAP - 0-3

Times Now

BJP - 37, Congress - 31, AAP - 1

Zee News

BJP - 26-30, Congress - 35-40, AAP - 0

 

Goa (Total seats 40, simple majority 21)

 

ETG Research

BJP - 17-20, Congress - 15-17, TMC - 3-4

India TV-Ground Zero Research

BJP - 10-14, Congress - 20-25, TMC - 3-5

India TV-CNX

BJP - 16-22, Congress - 11-17, TMC - 1-2

NewsX

BJP - 17-19, Congress - 11-13, TMC - 0

Republic TV

BJP - 13-17, Congress - 13-17, TMC - 2-4

Times Now

BJP - 14, Congress - 16, TMC - 0

Zee News

BJP - 13-18, Congress - 14-19, TMC - 2-5

 

Manipur (Total seats 60, simple majority 31)

India News

BJP - 23-28, Congress - 10-14

News18 Punjab

BJP - 27-31, Congress - 11-17

Zee News

BJP - 32-38, Congress - 12-17